China Offers Panda Totes, but No New Commitments, at Climate Talks NYT: Science By:Lisa Friedman and Somini Sengupta 21 November 2025 at 11:25 The United States has retreated on climate. China, the only superpower at COP30 and the world leader in clean energy, is not filling the void. Β© Adriano Machado/ReutersThe China pavilion of the COP30 conference in BelΓ©m, Brazil, last week.
As the World Pursues Clean Power, Millions Still Have No Power at All NYT: Science By:Max Bearak and Alessandro Falco 20 November 2025 at 05:02 Just outside BelΓ©m, the Amazonian city where the world is meeting to discuss climate change, electricity is a very recent arrival. Β© Alessandro Falco for The New York Times
At COP30 in BelΓ©m, Brazil, Chinese Technology Is Shifting Climate Politics NYT: Science By:Somini Sengupta and Brad Plumer 10 November 2025 at 11:15 At this yearβs climate summit, the United States is out and Europe is struggling. But emerging countries are embracing renewable energy thanks to a glut of cheap equipment. Β© Saumya Khandelwal for The New York TimesA solar farm near Kayathar in southern India. The country can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower.
Leaders at COP30 Climate Summit in BelΓ©m Focus on the Rising Toll of Warming NYT: Science By:David Gelles and Brad Plumer 7 November 2025 at 16:56 βAll we have to do is look outside,β one delegate said. βThe sea rises, the coral dies.β Β© Wagner Meier/Getty ImagesWorld leaders posed for a photo on Friday at COP30, the United Nations climate conference in BelΓ©m, Brazil.